Family honors memory of St. Charles airman who perished in WWII

DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett plans to run for Illinois attorney general in 2010 -- even if incumbent Lisa Madigan seeks a third term.
7/2/2009 5:03 PM

An elderly couple was plucked from their vehicle after it plunged into an Elgin lake Thursday afternoon when its driver apparently hit the gas pedal instead of the brake.
7/2/2009 4:01 PM
Gordon on leaving: Bulls fans were cheated
Poor Marty Havlat. How sad for him that he didn't feel the love from Blackhawks management, which paid him $18 million - sight unseen - for three years when he arrived, mostly to sit around and milk injuries while becoming a fabulous clubhouse lawyer…
7/2/2009 4:21 PM

The Cubs acquired infielder Jeff Baker from the Colorado Rockies on Thursday for minor league right-handed pitcher Al Alburquerque.
7/2/2009 12:56 PM
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Jobless rate climbs as another 467,000 out of work
Boeing Co. delivered 125 commercial jets in the second quarter, one less than the same period in 2008. The aerospace manufacturer said for the three month-period it delivered 99 of its 737s and 21 777s. In the same period last year, Boeing delivered …
7/2/2009 2:01 PM
Exelon Corp. on Thursday sweetened its hostile takeover bid for rival power generator NRG Energy Inc. by 12 percent to $8 billion in stock, citing newly identified cost savings along with NRG's recent deal for Reliant Energy's Texas retail business.
7/2/2009 10:32 AM
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Fire swept through a Fox River Grove home this afternoon, gutting the two-story structure before firefighters from five departments put it out.
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Want me to jump on that great new roller coaster? I'm in. An 11-hour flight over the ocean to Maui? Been there, done that. You want me to get a ladder to clean the second story gutters or hang Christmas lights? Now we've got a problem.
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